Climate change and disaster risk online course

Type:: Meeting or Conference
Organizer:: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR); National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Date:: 17 Sep - 12 Oct 2012
Language:: English

An introduction to the science of climate change, including its effect on natural hazards this course reviews the trends in magnitude and frequency of climatic extremes, and the changes in average climatic conditions. This course explores the linkage between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, and outlines strategies, methods, and tools for integrated climate risk management.